Brussels vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4638
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1161
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1997
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	196K	373K

The cost of living in Brussels is 5% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2121st ($2065 vs $1971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1629th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Cleveland ranked 111th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Cleveland

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	Brussels	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$63.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$73.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$18789

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149